* Curriculum Linkage:
1-2 Korean 10.
Imagine the character's words and actions
2-1 Korean 3.
Share your heart
3-1 Morality 1. Me and you, we together

Nuri Curriculum Social Relations〉 Knowing and Respecting Myself
Nuri Curriculum Communication〉Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

Andersen Award-winning author Annie MG
Schmidt's "The Tale of the Little Bear Piperun"
Winner of the Dutch Picture Book Award, the Silver Brush Award (2018)

Look, it's little bear Piperoon.

Piperun has no socks or shoes.

No scarf, no drawstring bag.

No pants, no jacket
There's no vest with pockets either.

In the UK there is Roald Dahl, in Sweden there is Astrid Lindgren, and in the Netherlands there is Annie MG.
There's Schmidt.
Annie MG
Author Schmidt is called the queen of Dutch children's literature for her wonderful stories that span generations and has won the Andersen Award.
Annie MG
Schmidt published 'The Tale of the Little Bear Pieperun' in the children's section of the daily newspaper Het Paru in 1950.
The story of Little Bear Piperun, which is sung like a personification of a little bear, is passed down by word of mouth among children and takes a deep place in people's hearts.
Piperoon, a lovable little bear who eats like a child and loves adventure, first appeared in the illustrations of Wim Beimour in 1953, and has since become an even more beloved character as the main character in picture books by many famous authors, including Jan Uter, Harry Heilen, and Noeller Smit.


Where is Little Bear Piperoon?
Are you playing in the park?
Do you play in the sand at the beach?
no.
I already looked there.
So you hid under the blanket?

In 2017, rising Dutch illustrator Fleur van der Wyl presents Piperun, a lovable little bear wearing a red checked hat.
Annie MG
The poetic rhythm of author Schmidt's book, with its soft and warm illustrations, brought to life, created a new chapter in the story of 'The Tale of the Little Bear Piperun', and won the Silver Brush Award (2018), the highest award for children's books in the Netherlands.
The story begins with a scene of Mama Bear and Papa Bear looking for a new home, and continues with a page without words showing the birth of a baby bear and the loving care they give to it. Piperun grows up to be a child who loves hide-and-seek and adventure, surrounded by the love of Mama Bear and Papa Bear.
The mischievous Piperoon gets into trouble by falling from a tree while stealing eggs and falling into an icy lake, but he grows up strong and courageous in the warm and safe world watched over by Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and his friends.